Music Reviews
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys was a really successful musical group during the mid 90’s. The came to the scene at the absolutely right time, when boy bands were really popular. Previously, the contemporary boy bands that were out there were mainly European. When Backstreet Boys came to the scene, they have …
Jefferson Airplane - Crazy Miranda (Song)
Crazy Miranda is a song by Jefferson Airplane which appears on the album Bark. The track starts out in a very melancholy fashion with a piano primarily leading the track with Grace Slick joining in with the vocals. I’m not exactly sure, but to be completely honest, I think …
Dio: Holy Diver
Dio’s Holy Diver is among the most important metal albums of all time.Ronnie’s vocals soar with amazing beauty and depth.He is a great front man for any band.Even though I like his work with Black Sabbath much more than solo it still does nothing to change the fact that …
Laundry Service Album by Shakira
Shakira is one of those artists who has been extremely successful yet somehow manages to fly under the radar until she has huge hits like “She Wolf” or “Beautiful Liar”. She has always been one of my favorite female recording artists because she is an amazing vocalist as well …
Bob Dylan - The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Self Portrait. The first thing to take note of on this track is that it is a live track so the production isn’t quite as good as the rest of the album …
My Friend - Groove Armada
Like the band’s name Groove Armada, their song sounds groove too. Like this song ‘My friend’, it’s not a new song from them, but I really like it, because whenever I listen it sounds new for me.
The song sounds easy listening, it can calm down your mind when …
“Your Body’s Callin’” (1994): R. Kelly
R. Kelly
“Your Body’s Callin’”
12 Play
Jive/Zomba Recordings
This is R. Kelly’s third single and music video, “Your Body’s Callin’”, from the solo album titled “12 Play”. This is the laid back and sexy themed music video of the batch from the album. R. Kelly performs mostly on a beach and on …
Album : Emerald Sun - Regeneration (2011)
As much as i enjoy the occasional power metal album, these days there are so many options available and releases in the genre are so frequent that it’s gotten to the point that an album of this style really needs something special if it’s going to draw me in …
It’s All About U (1996): SWV
Artist: SWV
Video: “It’s All About U”
Album: New Beginning
Label: RCA Records
Director: Kevin Bray
“It’s All About U” is the third and final single and music video from SWV’s second album titled “New Beginning”, following their predecessors, “You’re The One” and “Use Your Heart”. Out of these three pre-Shiny Suit Era music …
Slash Live in Manchester CD
If your looking for a good live music CD, one that I recommend would definetely be the Slash Live in Manchester album. Ever since Slash has released his new solo album he’s been doing awesome musically with his fellow Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy who sang on the …
Forever (Single) By Drake
Being a combination between Drake, Jayz, Lil Wayne and Eminem this song is full of great vocals!! Its not your average rap song, its gives off more of a pop/r&b type of vibe. Im not a huge R&B fan but this song is catchy as all get out! These …
MGMT - Money To Burn (Song)
Money To Burn is the third track on MGMT’s debut record, Climbing To New Lows. What I mentioned about the previous track, We Care, is that the song features frequently changing dynamics from a loud intro, to a quiet verse, to a building pre-chorus, to a loud chorus. However, …
If I’m Not In Love by Jennylyn Mercado
Jennylyn Mercado is a singer from the Philippines. She won a reality show entitled ‘Starstruck’. This show is about finding talents to be build up as a star.
Anyway, she is gifted with a good voice so the TV station who produced the show gave her a music album. …
Lighters Up (2005): Lil’ Kim
Lil’ Kim
“Lighters Up”
The Naked Truth
Queen Bee Entertainment/Atlantic Records
Well, I was right about the Lil’ Kim trends which I mentioned a few reviews ago (the one for “The Jump Off”). An album every three years with only two music videos and singles (with the exception of her first album “Hardcore” …
Animal Collective - De Soto De Son (Song)
De Soto De Son is a song by Animal Collective and is the final track on their third studio record, Campfire Songs. Making a fluid transition from the previous track, De Soto De Son begins with a simple acoustic guitar pattern which goes on for a while and then …
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by Toby Keith
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue is one of the greatest patriotic country songs I have heard in several years. It is sung by Toby Keith as a tribute and a motivational tool for our troops. Being a veteran I can remember how much it meant to …
Drum Sticks by Pro-Mark Millennium
When I first started playing the drums about one year ago, I acquired a pair of Pro-Mark Millennium II sticks. These are size 5A, which is perfect for my playing style (drum kit - mostly alternative, rock and contemporary Christian music). Tagged “The Natural,” this pair of sticks is …
Adelitas Way (Self-Named Album)
Adelitas Way is a rock band.They released their first album in 2009, with a self-titled name.Their style of music is at the same time strong and somwhat delicated.Their fastest songs still ahve a very melodic tone.They can keep a very low tone when playing a fast song, one carachteristic …
Mr. Pitiful by Matt Costa song
Mr. Pitiful by Matt Costa is a great song that I happened to stumble upon while shopping at American Eagle Outfitters. I was looking around in the store at a blue shirt that I was about to buy when a friend of mine wanted to try on some …
The Purple Tape by Lisa Loeb
I was browsing through some of my old CDs, and I came across The Purple Tape by Lisa Loeb. It’s been awhile since I listened to it, so I put it on to listen. I remember Lisa Loeb, with her specky image, and a sort of like a …
Apocalyptica: Apocalyptica
I have been very impressed with this band in the last bit and this CD only reaffirms my faith in them. This CD was given to me as a birthday present from my uncle who also loves these guys, He knew I liked them so when the CD came …
“Stereo Love” by Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
Recently I came across a song on the radio that I have not been able to get out of my head. Usually, it is not my sort of genre of music type, and I go for more of the classic rock or modern rock sort of songs, but this …
The Rolling Stones - Carol (Song)
Carol is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their self-titled debut record. As soon as I heard the opening guitar part I thought Chuck Berry and this would make sense as this song is a cover of him. Therefore, since it’s a cover I can’t comment …
Glow After Dark By JLo
My husband gave me this perfume as his present last Christmas. I have never tried this perfume before until he gave one to me. Its scent is not something that I will get addicted too (unlike the J’Adore which scent is very addictive, ahhhh!). Its alright, but …
In Rainbows - Radiohead
In Rainbows that was recently released to CD earlier this year. I am a huge Radiohead fan and was very interested to see in which direction they were going to go with this album. I was expecting anything.
The album as a whole is beautiful. Both guitarists use a very …
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - I Don’t Live Today (Song)
I Don’t Live Today is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on their album Are You Experienced? The track opens up with an interesting play-off between a lead guitar line and an interesting drum pattern. Hendrix comes in with the vocal melody pretty much immediately and …
Tanya Tucker: Can’t Run from Yourself CD
The reason I purchased Tanya Tucker: Can’t Run from Yourself on CD was because of the title song, which was used in the movie, Father Hood, starring Patrick Swayze. Father Hood didn’t have a soundtrack release, but fortunately, Tucker recorded the song here. I love the downbeat …
Sledding With Tigers - Not Trying To Be Awkward (Song)
Not Trying To Be Awkward is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the second track on their debut album, No Randy No. Set at a more relaxed tempo and pace than the preceding song on the record, Not Trying To Be Awkward focuses the chorus of voices …
The Beatles - You Like Me Too Much (Song)
You Like Me Too Much is a track by The Beatles which appears on their record Help. The track is written by Harrison and features him on lead vocals. One thing I’m not a huge fan of about early Beatles material is that a lot of the songs all …
Music Video of Hung Up by Madonna
Hung up is the first single of the album “Confessions on a dancefloor” by Madonna. The music video was shot by Johan Renk. It is inspired by the movie Saturday Night Fever.
This video of Madonna is definitely one of the best videos of Madonna. Her style, dance, hair and …
Jordin Sparks
Jordin SParks is one of the more recent popular singers who I find myself actually liking, which is strange since I don’t usually like much of modern popular music. I think there might be several reasons for this too as I think that she is one of the few …
System Of A Down - Suggestions (Song)
Suggestions is a track which appears on System Of A Down’s debut self-titled record. Suggestions starts out with an acoustic guitar with a fair tempo before giving way to the vocal section and then the song gets a lot heavier in both music and in vocals. The song basically …
Alice In Chains - Frogs Unplugged (song)
“Frogs” is the 11th song on the Alice In Chains Unplugged live album. “Frogs” appeared on Alice In Chains self titled album, but I never really could get into the studio version of it therefore I never really paid it any mind. However the live acoustic and unplugged version …
Megadeth - Wake Up Dead (Song)
Wake Up Dead is a song by Megadeth which appears on their album Peace Sells… But Whose Buying? The track opens up with an extremely aggressive drum rhythm before Mustaine’s guitar comes in along with his vocals which are more of a spoken word section which just sort of …
Illmatic - Nas
I thought that the 1994 Illmatic by rapper Nas was a classic and is one of the best hip hop albums of all time. At the time, Nas was a relatively unknown artist and west coast gangsta rap artists were dominating the hip hop scene such as Dr. Dre, …
The Doors: Strange Days
Strange Days was a solid sophomore effort from The Doors.Riding the fire of their first release and enjoying a little commercial success the band recorded some memorable moments here.I like Strange Days and many of the songs on the album are dark and moody.Jim’s poetic nature is apparent on …
Of Mice & Men - Restoring Force (2014 Album)
Of Mice & Men dropped this album on February of 2014, I took it to heart to listen each of this songs and review it, listen to it. Really listen to it; and I enjoyed it, how could I not to? This is a band that has a unique …
Taylor Hicks CD
Taylor Hicks’ self titled CD is one of my favorite CDs released in the past five years. The CD has thirteen different songs and at least ten of them are very catchy. Most of them are really good songs; the kind of songs you find yourself singing along …
Kenyan rock band Murfy’s Flaw
If I were a record company executive, I would definitely sign up Kenyan rock band Murfy’s Flaw. Three things make this band appealing to me. First of all, five out of six of the band members are female. Being female myself, I can only celebrate this fact since the …
Red, 1974 Album by King Crimson
This album of five songs is a diamond. I got a copy of it rather early in my music-listening career, when I was about thirteen years old. The guy who sold me this record was insisting: If you liked the King Crimson album In the Wake of Poseidon, you …
Nirvana Nevermind
Nirvana’s Nevermind was released in 1991, produced by Butch Vig and released on DGC Records. The album features 12 tracks and a hidden track entitled Endless Nameless on most versions of the album. This is a classic album, considered one of the best albums of the 90’s, or even …
The Flaming Lips - Moth In The Incubator (Song)
Moth In The Incubator is a track by the Flaming Lips which appears as the eighth song on their album Transmissions From The Satellite Heart. Opening up with brief feedback, Coyne comes in with more multi-layered vocals which is a tactic that has been working throughout this record. One …
Pep Love Ascension CD
Pep Love, from the infamous Hieroglyphics and Souls of Mischief crew is not famous. He is not featured on the radio. He has no videos on MTV or BET. But he is one of the best rappers in the business. Catchy, intelligent lyrics matched with a spitfire style, Pep …
Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
Barry Manilow is one of the great entertainers, and he’s a favorite of mine. Thus, I loved it when my sister gave me his “The Greatest Songs of the Seventies” CD.
What I love about these classics is that Barry stays true to the song but makes it his …
Outkast - The Way You move song
Everytime I listen this song, I feel all the emotion is blend become one. This song is really unique, the mix of hip hop, jazz, swing, and dance are come in one melody in this song. But I think mostly the genre is hip hop, but the sound of …
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Together with Mogwai back in the early 1990s, Godspeed You! Black Emperor was the team of musicians that made post-rock into a musical genre of its own, taking a bit of influence from a bands like Slint and Savage Republic. They have never declared themselves as a “band” by …
Diggin Up Bones by Randy Travis
Digging Up Bones is one of the songs that Randy Travis does that really hits home with me. You see, to me the song is about a love that has ended but that I was not ready to end. When I was sixteen I met a man that was …
Josh Groban You Raise Me Up Single
Of all the current young male singers, Josh Groban is the one that I admire the most. He has an impressive career, which I can only suppose was not easy. The lights apparently started shining on him when music producer David Foster first noticed his unique gift, …
The Rolling Stones - Under The Boardwalk (Song)
Under The Boardwalk is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on The Rolling Stones No. 2. I’m aware that this song is a cover so I cannot really comment on the structure of the actual songwriting of the track so I’ll be focusing on the execution of …
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